Steel for Fishing knife The most important characteristic for a knife is steel.
The more expensive it is, the better, but based on the statement about a small price, we need to choose a good budget steel. And we must not forget that it must withstand high humidity - there are not very many such low-cost steels.
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Here is a list of the most suitable stainless steel for a fishing knife:
440-one of the best inexpensive stainless steel, combines decent hardness and good moisture resistance. The most corrosion-resistant grade is 440A, and the least - high - carbon 440C, but it is also the most solid;
AUS-8 is a Japanese stainless steel with very good cutting and hardness characteristics. Perhaps the best steel in the budget segment;
8Cr13MoV-excellent Chinese stainless steel, analogous to AUS-8. It is easy to sharpen and holds the edge well, but requires some care to completely eliminate corrosion foci;
Sandvik 12C27 is a classic high-chromium stainless steel, one of the most balanced steels in the world: it combines hardness, ductility and corrosion resistance in equal proportions.
High-carbon stainless steel like D2 for a fishing knife, we do not recommend - from the humidity on it, corrosion foci are formed, especially if care is neglected. Carbon fiber is not worth considering at all: rusting literally before your eyes, it deprives the knife of practicality. Despite the fact that in other situations we would recommend a couple of good carbon steels, but in the case of choosing a fishing knife, refrain from such a purchase.
verfasst am: 17.02.2021, 13:01 · Edited by: lonka
